Voting-machine.



K. FITZPATRICK.

VOTING MACHINE. APPLICATION 'FIL'ED DEC.23. 1914.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Wake/- Dem o era/v c 611101 neg THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co-. WASHINGTON, D. C.

KL FITZPATRICK.

voTme MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-23. 1914.

Patented Feb. 15,1916. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Web meow THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH ,c0-. WASHINGTON, D. C-

KIRBY rrrzrntrnronlor' oKLA oi/rli, OKLAfiOMA.

VOTING-MACHINE.

Tdall whom it mag concern:

Be "it known that I, KIRBY r FrrzPA'rRroK,

a citizen of the'UnitedStates of America, residing at Oklahoma city, in the'county of Oklahoma and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and'useful Improveof which the;

ments in Voting-Machines, following 1s a specification."

This invention relatesto a new and useful improvement in voting*machinesand has for its object the production of "a voting machine, for preferential voting and inwhich machine the parts are lockedin the act of voting so that one vote onlyfor each candidate maybe cast; i V

The invention consists in a voting ma-- chine provided with means for having. a vote cast'for several candidates of the same party for the same oflice, the partsbeing so arranged that one vote only may be Cast. for each candidate.

In the annexed drawings: Figure 1 repview of part of the operating mechanism; Fig. 4 is an elevation of a portion of the voting tubes.

In these drawings: The numeral 1 rep: resents a portion of a voting machine provided with means for casting votes for candidates of one party. It is to be under stood that the device hereinafter described may be made so that it would be adapted either for votes for one party or for several. In the latter case there would be merelya duplication of the construction of the device used for the, votes for one party. Also the drawing shows only a portion of the voting machine, parts identical in construction with those shown being omitted. This Specificationof Letterslatent.

inspection.

number of circular. holes 7, theholesfiiand 7 being alined vertically .in pairsand there being enough pairs to adapt the voting ma chine to the number-"of offices tobe. filled.

round spindle 8' of a circular tophea'd 9 within the boxlunderthe top 4:, the spindle, I

8 having a threadedjbore 10 and projecting p r a eateqrqb;15,1916; Animation meaneeembefza, 1914. Serial No. 878,766. 7 i g v I I machine l the .ends Q andB, top 45in l Loose, in :each circular top hol'e fi, is. a"

upwardly .throughthe circularholefi. 'The.

circular top, head 9 is provided with a'num-" berof sets of holes a, b, 0, etc, consisting of three holes each a a a etc., the holes of 5 eachset arranged in -triangular form,- and like holes .ofsever'al sets having like 'location inthe'xhead '9. --Loose, in-each round;

bottom hole 7, is the enlarged 'round'portion 13 within the box '1 above; the bottom;-5,

such spindlel2 also having a downwardly i I extending extension 14.

EX-tending from the top "head 9 to the bottom head 13 .aretubes 15, made prefer ably of glass or having longitudinal slits l5 7 These tubes 15 are arranged in setsof three, the. upperends 1610f the .tubesl5 being secured in the holes in the top headv 9 and the lower ends 17 of the tubes 15 belng secured to the bottom plate 13 so tubes 15,: and these tubesopening through the head 9 at the holes; therein.

3 .11 of a spindle 12015- a circular bottom head,

engages the threadedvbo're 10 of the spindle 8 and byit s head 19 holds upon andabove the top" 9,.a circularplate20. This plate 20 has a number of sets of holes'n, 0,179, g, r, etc, consisting of threeholes each, 01 ,713, 01

etc., the. holes of each set arranged in triangular form and like holes of the several sets having like location. The holes'in the 8 0. that the latter, forms the 'bottomof the "Wheel 2%.

I and pivoted at itsend 33, a dog'ii. This. dog 3t-extends outwardly,.forming an eX- ture as or similar to that of the holes, at, 0,

p, etc. 7

Securely fastenednpon the extension 14 of the spindle 12, at one end'of the machine is a wheel. 24:, having the teeth 25. Upon .theeze tension 14 of the other spindles 12'are' se-' curely fastenedcrank arms 26. rod 27 connects the several crank arms 26Tfw1th the chine, there is looselyheld a slide bar 29, having the handle 30, outside of the machine and'the two arms 31'and 82, just under the bottom 5 andin-line with the toothed. wheel 24:. The arm.31 is shorter than the arm 32 tension of the arm..3l,'and has the tooth .35 for engagement with the teeth25 of the wheel 24. The dog E lis held-in yielding:

engagement'with the teeth 25 by the spring 36whic'h bears against the back of the dog.

The longer arm 32eXtends-farther thanrthe 7 arm 31 and has its outer end 36 formed with 40. has one end secured to the extension 37 and the other bearing against the back of the dog38. The spring-40 mayrest against a 7 projection 41 on'the inside of the arm 82.

At one end of the machine on top is placed the title of the party ticket to be voted, or if there be several iparty tickets for each machine, then the nameof each party inraline of voting places. Adjacent to eachplate is giventhetitle of the office forv which that plate andthe tubes beneath. are designed for voting. Theupper face-of the plates 20 are divided oh 'into divisions,-one foreach set of three holes. At the outer edge of each division is given the name of the person for whom thatdivision and the tubes beneath are designed for voting.

When the machine is .1 ready for voting, the parts are as indicatedin Fig. 2 or in the position of Fig. 1 marked Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Here the holes in th'eplate20 are outof linewiththe tubes 15, the .materialof the top' 4: forming a bottom for the holes in the plate 20.

This voting machine is designedfor prefential voting wherethe voter casts his ballot, if. he desires, for three candidates for an office,-indicating the voters first, second and third choice. The voter havingdetermined forjwhich candidates he will vote, places a.

ball in the. division on which is thename of the candidate who is. the voters first choice,

Ina slot 28,.at the end of the ma.-

putting the ball in the. hole in the plate 20 which is marked 1. Then heplaces a ballin the hole marked 2," in another division, and then in a hole marked 3 in stillanother division. As soonas ball is placed.

through the dogs 88,'and also the crank arm 1' 26'. "This causes the bottom head '13, the tubes15 and the top'head 9 to be turned and the-screw 1 8 to therspindle 8 of thetopahead 9. This brings the holes of the plate 20in with thenrthe circular plate 20 fastened by alinement with the-tubes laiand. the balls" drop doWn-thetubes. Reverse.movementfof the slide bar 29. causes themac'hine to b'e set. If desired,;a springg lil, maybemsed to return'the slidebarafter it for another voter.

has been drawn/out. The rotation .ofthe circular plate 20 with}v the names of the candidates thereon var-i'es; the position of. these.

names so that candidates 'have equalchances of positions on the top of the machine. 7

Having describedflmy invention,- what. I claim is:

1. A voting machine" provided with .re-

volvable setsof tubes, a head secured to such tubes and having holes alined with the bores I ofthe tubes and a perforated top above the tops of the tubes. 7 a Y a I 2. Ina votingmachinathe combination of top and bottom revolvable heads, the top head havingholes therein, tubes secured. to

both heads and havingtheir-upper ends. in v the holes ofthe-top head, a plate secured to thetop'head and having holes alined with the. holes in the top head and the top of the machine having. holes therein and between the top head and the :platesecured thereto;

8. In, a voting. machine, the combination oftop andbottom revolvable heads, theitop head. having holes therein arrangedin sets of three, tubes securedtoboth heads and havingjtheir. upper ends in :the holes of the top head, a platesecured to the itop 'headfand having holes alined with thehole s in the top headand theitop of the machinep'laced be tween the top head and the plate and having" holes in sets arranged. similar to the setsfof holes in the top head and'plate.

4;.The combination of a plate, having, holesfin sets or three with a disk secured the'mid'st of the set of holes and having a,

notch;

5. The combination of several sets. of as; volvable tubes adapted to serve as contalners and provided'fwith visual spaces to allow in:

spection of the contents,-and ,meansforlre.

Volving the tubes at the same time.

toothed wheel attached to the head, other In testimony whereof I afiix my signature heads, each provided with a set of tubes and in presence of twowitnesses. having attached to the head a crank arm, a rod connecting the crank arms and the KIRBY FITZPATRICK. 5 toothed wheel, and a slide provided with two dogs adapted to be engaged by springs with Witnesses: the teeth on opposite sides of the toothed WM. F. VAHLBERG wheel, respectively. L. BUTTERrmLD.

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